To say that Cruz is not held in high regard by Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill is an understatement.

...That lack of strategy certainly rankled one influential Republican member of Congress, who bemoaned President Obamas disinterest in rescuing the GOP from itself to a bunch of reporters last Thursday, speaking on the condition that he not be quoted by name:

[L]ook, Cruz and company lost a lot of influence in the House when he gave them exactly what they asked for and [Senate Republicans] couldnt produce what they promised. Most of us thought they never were going to be able to produce what they promised. But some people did. And if you remember, [what] dropped from the junior senators talking points pretty quickly was, if the House stands united, then therell be 41 Republicans standing strong. Well, there werent. There were 19. I mean, he couldnt even get a majority of his own conference. He couldnt get the majority of the minority in his own body. So, look, hes pretty gifted at positioning himself and hes a brilliant communicator. And I probably agree with him on 95 percent of the issues. But Ill tell you one thing: Hes never played team sports in his life.

“Oh no, Cruz is messing up our old boys club here for everyone, why won’t he get on board and feed at the trough like the rest of us, there’s more than enough taxpayer money to go around, but he’s putting the brakes on our gravy train! Plus, Pelosi crossed me off the guest list for her next boozer!”

“If Cruz doesn’t shut-up, the constituents are going to actually get the idea that we’re here to represent them!”

What’s the odds right now as to whether this is McCain, Graham, Boehner, or another of the usual suspects?

It’s so funny to hear this meme being pushed that Ted Cruz has ‘no plan’. Are they all daft?

I hit up that idiot Charlie Dent who pranced over to CNN to declare his frustration with Ted. Suggested he might want to shy away from dem talking points lest folks get the idea he is on the wrong TEAM. Oh, and the plan, for the sad sack, get me a waiver/exemption, stop spending, pretty simple plan.

Huge problem: it sounds like no matter how great Cruz is, he is about to be Palined. The media will soon have republican and dem low infos hating him and thinking he is crazy.

It does us no good to sit on FR and adore Cruz. At least half the country has to feel that way. It has to be a morni g in America Reagan appeal or we get another Romney type. No way can a good person be conservative, really conservative, and be treated as less than stupid and crazy by the media.

<...”Cruz is doing what he was elected to do, the will of the people”....>

And the other “people” will go for Hillary as well as the media.....

Further they’ll do more then what we see now to Cruz before this over...and the Gop will be on it as well.

So no matter how you look at it there will be three fronts to battle. Which Cruz is doing already on his own pretty much.

The media is giving him press now because of the situation....along with the Reb’s and others....that will change as election rolls around....he’ll not get the press unless he has another plan to sidestep them or “play” in their game somehow.

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